Prince Prigio vs Shadow of a Dark Queen: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fantasy, Fiction
Prince Prigio
The plot of Prince Prigio begins with the introduction of a queen who does not believe in fairies. After many childless years, she and the king finally had a boy, Prigio. When the queen refused to invite the fairies to…
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Shadow of a Dark Queen
Feist, author of the Riftwar Saga, embarks on a new series, returning to the magical twin worlds of Kelewan and Midkemia to begin the story of the Serpent War Saga. Two unlikely heroes are destined to oppose the malign…
The verdict
- Readers rate Shadow of a Dark Queen highest: Shadow of a Dark Queen 4.2 · Prince Prigio 3.9.
- Prince Prigio is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 9 for Shadow of a Dark Queen.
- Shadow of a Dark Queen has the widest readership — 198 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Prince Prigio | Shadow of a Dark Queen | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (89) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | 3.9 (128) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (10) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (198) |
Reception
| Prince Prigio | Shadow of a Dark Queen | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 89 | 198 |
| Editions | 80 | 23 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 151 | — |
| Reading it now | 5 | — |
| Written reviews | 11 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 140 | 537 |
| Pages | 48 | 497 |